Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781611803082)

The all-time best-selling writer's handbook turns 30.

With insight, humor, and practicality, Natalie Goldberg inspires writers and would-be writers to take the leap into writing skillfully and creatively. She offers suggestions, encouragement, and solid advice on many aspects of the writer's craft: on writing from "first thoughts" (keep your hand moving, don't cross out, just get it on paper), on listening (writing is ninety percent listening; the deeper you listen, the better you write), on using verbs (verbs provide the energy of the sentence), on overcoming doubts (doubt is torture; don't listen to it)--even on choosing a restaurant in which to write. Goldberg sees writing as a practice that helps writers comprehend the value of their lives. The advice in her book, provided in short, easy-to-read chapters with titles that reflect the author's witty approach ("Writing Is Not a McDonald's Hamburger," "Man Eats Car," "Be an Animal"), will inspire anyone who writes--or who longs to.

Author: Natalie Goldberg
ISBN-10: 161180308X
ISBN-13: 9781611803082
Publisher: Shambhala
Language: English
Published: 02/02/2016
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2016 pg. 38